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A River Captured

A River Captured

The Columbia River Treaty and Catastrophic Change - Revised and Updated
by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes
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tagged : environmental conservation & protection, rivers, natural resources

A River Captured explores the controversial history of the Columbia River Treaty and its impact on the ecosystems, Indigenous peoples, contemporary culture, cross-border politics and recent history of the Pacific Northwest.

 

Long lauded as a model of international co-operation, the Columbia River Treaty governs the storage and management of the wate …

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Northern Stone

Northern Stone

50 of Canada’s Best Rock Climbs
by Brandon Pullan & David Smart
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tagged : adventure, mountaineering

A stunning, full-colour climbing guide that focuses on 65 of Canada’s best rock climbs.

With over 50 years of combined climbing experience between them, authors Brandon Pullan and David Chaundy-Smart have spent countless hours debating and reviewing Canadian climbs to settle on the routes chosen for this book. In order to make the list, the route: …

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Explore the Eelgrass Meadow with Sam and Crystal

Explore the Eelgrass Meadow with Sam and Crystal

by Gloria Snively & Karen Gillmore
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age: 8 to 11
Grade: 3 to 6
tagged : marine life, imagination & play, environment

With beautiful, scientifically accurate illustrations, this fascinating story teaches children about the many fish, crustaceans, marine mammals, and micro-organisms that live in and feed off the eelgrass meadows of the north Pacific coastal region.

“Recommended for school and public libraries regardless of their proximity to the west coast. Althou …

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My Heart Fills With Happiness / Nijiikendam

My Heart Fills With Happiness / Nijiikendam

by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Julie Flett, translated by Angela Mesic & Margaret Noodin
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : emotions & feelings, native canadian

★ "A quiet loveliness, sense of gratitude, and—yes—happiness emanate from this tender celebration of simple pleasures." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful book, with illustrations fro …

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Tu es là pour moi

Tu es là pour moi

by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Danielle Daniel, translated by Rachel Martinez
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : emotions & feelings, friendship

Principaux arguments de vente :

  • Un album aux illustrations vibrantes qui met en valeur les différentes façons dont nous pouvons nous soutenir dans le respect et la dignité.
  • L’autrice dédie cet album aux enfants, à leurs familles et au personnel des Programmes d’aide préscolaire aux Autochtones.
  • L’illustratrice Danielle Daniel a re …
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The Object's the Thing

The Object's the Thing

The Writings of Yorke Edwards, a Pioneer of Heritage Interpretation in Canada
by R. Yorke Edwards, edited by Richard Kool & Robert A. Cannings
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tagged : post-confederation (1867-), non-formal education, educators

"To glimpse this diversity is to feel some of the meaning of being Canadian."?R. Yorke Edwards
R. Yorke Edwards was a pioneer in the field of heritage interpretation in Canada. First with BC Parks and then with the Canadian Wildlife Service, throughout the 1960s Edwards developed an approach to the interpretation of natural and cultural history wi …

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Nye de l’île de Sable

Nye de l’île de Sable

by Bree Galbraith, illustrated by Marion Arbona, translated by Rachel Martinez
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : girls & women, self-esteem & self-reliance

Quelque part au large, mais pas trop loin, se trouvent deux îles. Une est en grande partie faite de pierres tandis que l’autre est couverte de sable. C’est là que les problèmes commencent.

La petite Nye ne comprend pas pourquoi les habitants de son île de Sable s’acharnent à construire jour après jour de beaux châteaux de sable qui sont …

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Once Upon an Hour

Once Upon an Hour

by Ann Yu-Kyung Choi, illustrated by Soyeon Kim, read by Kirstie Hudson
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Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : asian, date & time, bedtime & dreams

Yu-Rhee, a young Korean girl, wants to know how to tell time using a clock.

Her mother tells her a tale from her childhood based on the traditional Korean practice of timekeeping, where the 12 animals of the zodiac are assigned to 2-hour sections of the 24-hour clock. Told from the point of view of a mountain, the story follows a child as they clim …

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The Night Is Deep and Wide

The Night Is Deep and Wide

by Gillian Sze, illustrated by Sue Todd
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Grade: p to 12
Reading age: 0 to 2
tagged : bedtime & dreams, poetry (see also stories in verse), stories in verse

“A lovely visual lullaby to soothe youngest readers to sleep.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Rich imagery, gentle rhythm and soothing repetition will lull your little one to sleep as the tulips close for the night, one by one. In this bedtime story written as an Italian villanelle, poet Gillian Sze makes use of the poetic forms of cy …

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Riley Can't Stop Crying

Riley Can't Stop Crying

by Stephanie Boulay, illustrated by Agathe Bray-Bourret, translated by Charles Simard
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : emotions & feelings, siblings, bullying, marriage & divorce

★ “Insightfully emotional…A poignant, purposeful depiction of a ­family learning to recognize, confront, and heal internal struggles with self-love and self-worth. Children in need of encouragement will find comforting ­revelations about the value of individuality.”—School Library Journal, starred review

Riley is inconsolable. He can’t …

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Translating the Occupation

Translating the Occupation

The Japanese Invasion of China, 1931–45
edited by Jonathan Henshaw; Craig A. Smith & Norman Smith
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tagged : china, japan, world war ii, pacific theater

From 1931 to 1945, Chinese citizens were subjugated to Japanese imperialism. Despite the enduring historical importance of the occupation, Translating the Occupation is the first English-language volume to provide such a diverse selection of important primary sources from this period. Contributors have translated Chinese, Japanese, and Korean texts …

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1, 2, 3 Salish Sea

1, 2, 3 Salish Sea

A Pacific Northwest Counting Book
by Nikki McClure
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Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : counting & numbers, marine life, water (oceans, lakes, etc.)

From one to ten and beyond, explore the Salish Sea in this visually striking, high-concept counting primer. Acclaimed West Coast artist Nikki McClure uses a single piece of paper and an X-ACTO knife to create her simple yet exquisite images. Whether it's one stubby squid or one million raindrops, readers young and not-so-young will delight in this …

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Bikepacking in the Canadian Rockies

Bikepacking in the Canadian Rockies

by Ryan Correy
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tagged : western provinces, adventure, bicycling

Before his untimely death from cancer in 2018, veteran rider and passionate cyclist Ryan Correy (two-time finisher of the Tour Divide, founder of Bikepack Canada and author of A Purpose Ridden) pedalled his way through the most popular national parks in the Canadian Rockies in order to complete his work on this unique guidebook. Featuring routes in …

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The Justice Crisis

The Justice Crisis

The Cost and Value of Accessing Law
edited by Trevor C.W. Farrow & Lesley A. Jacobs
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Unfulfilled legal needs are at a tipping point in much of the Canadian justice system. The Justice Crisis assesses what is and isn’t working in efforts to strengthen a fundamental right of democratic citizenship: access to civil and family justice. Contributors to this wide-ranging overview of recent empirical research address key issues: the ext …

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The E. J. Hughes Book of Boats

The E. J. Hughes Book of Boats

by Robert Amos
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tagged : canadian, monographs, pictorial

Winner of the 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award

Boat lovers of all ages and people who enjoy the scenery of BC’s coast will delight in this charming gift book, a worthy addition to books about BC’s art history.

In the course of his career, one of BC’s most beloved painters, E. J. Hughes (1913–2007), depicted …

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Notice

Notice

by Dustin Cole
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tagged : literary, urban life, city life

It’s summer 2017 in Vancouver, BC, where economic imperatives are making space less and less accessible to low-income residents. The rental crisis is intensifying, ravenous real-estate development is thriving and there is a province-wide forest fire emergency blanketing the city in smoke.

Notice is the Kafkaesque story of a man under threat of ren …

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La plume d'aigle

La plume d'aigle

by Kevin Locke, illustrated by Jessika von Innerebner, translated by Marie-Christine Payette
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tagged : native canadian

Lorsque nous levons les yeux vers le ciel et que nous voyons un bel aigle qui plane, il se peut que nous nous arrêtions pour apprécier son vol gracieux, mais comme l?explique Kevin Locke, les aigles ont aussi des enseignements importants à nous offrir. Dans ce livre, Kevin nous dit que chaque plume sur l?aile d?un aigle représente une vertu don …

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Cancer is a C Word

Cancer is a C Word

by Sunita Pal, illustrated by Cody Andreasen
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
tagged : diseases, illnesses & injuries, emotions & feelings, diversity & multicultural

Teaching tough and scary topics to children, especially to the very young, is not easy. Dealing with Cancer is a sad reality that many families have to face and explaining it to little children can be very difficult--and hard to do without creating a Monster of Fear.Cancer is a C Word will help families and schools introduce the concept of Cancer t …

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Le chandail orange de Phyllis

Le chandail orange de Phyllis

by Phyllis Webstad, illustrated by Brock Nicol, translated by Marie-Christine Payette
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age: 4 to 6
Grade: p to 1
tagged : non-classifiable

Quand Phyllis était une petite fille, elle avait hâte d’aller au pensionnat pour la première fois. Sa grand-mère lui a acheté un chandail orange éclatant qu’elle aimait et elle l’a porté pour aller à l’école la première journée. Quand elle est arrivée à l’école, on lui a enlevé son chandail et on ne lui a jamais redonné. Ceci e …

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Les cadeaux du corbeau

Les cadeaux du corbeau

by Kung Jaadee, illustrated by Jessika von Innerebner, translated by Marie-Christine Payette
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Grade: p to 1
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Kung Jaadee (Roberta Kennedy) est une conteuse haïda traditionnelle, une auteure, une enseignante de langue haïda,&nbsp chanteuse et une joueuse de tambour de Haida Gwaii&nbsp dans le nord de la Colombie-Britannique. Dans ce livre, Les cadeaux du corbeau, Kung Jaadee nous dit que le corbeau a donné à chaque personne un cadeau spécial à partag …

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Le caillou de guerison de Trudy

Le caillou de guerison de Trudy

by Trudy Spiller, illustrated by Jessika von Innerebner, translated by Marie-Christine Payette
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Grade: p to 1
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Il arrive à tout le monde d’être triste, fâché, frustré et déçu. Les émotions difficiles font partie de la vie. Dans ce livre, Le caillou de guérison de Trudy, Trudy Spiller partage avec nous une pratique spéciale qu’on peut tous utiliser pour nous aider à exprimer nos sentiments avec l’aide de la terre mère.

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Les enseignements du danseur de cerceaux

Les enseignements du danseur de cerceaux

by Teddy Anderson, illustrated by Jessika von Innerebner, translated by Marie-Christine Payette
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Grade: p to 1
tagged : non-classifiable

Il était une fois, un danseur de cerceaux qui avait plusieurs enseignements à offrir sur la façon de vivre en paix et en harmonie avec les autres. Dans ce livre, Teddy utilise les symboles puissants de la danse des cerceaux et de la roue médicinale pour montrer comment nous pouvons tous collaborer et vivre comme une seule et grande famille huma …

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Nous sommes gentils

Nous sommes gentils

by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt, translated by Rachel Martinez
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tagged : emotions & feelings, friendship, multigenerational

Nous sommes gentils traite des gestes de bonté tout simples du quotidien et encourage les enfants à explorer comment ils se sentent quand ils sont bienveillants ou quand une personne est gentille à leur égard. L’autrice renommée Monique Gray Smith a écrit de nombreux ouvrages sur la résilience et la réconciliation. Elle communique un mess …

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Lent Roland

Lent Roland

by Deborah Kerbel, illustrated by Marianne Ferrer, translated by Rachel Martinez
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : siblings, humorous stories, imagination & play

La vie va tellement lentement avec un petit frère escargot! Ça prend une éternité pour faire quelque chose. La lenteur met à l’épreuve les grandes sœurs les plus compréhensives. Roland est-il lent ou bien se passe-t-il autre chose — Cette ravissante histoire d’amour, de soutien et de tolérance au sein d’une relation frère-sœur pa …

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L’Homme à la barbe hirsute

L’Homme à la barbe hirsute

by Elizabeth Withey, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield, translated by Rachel Martinez
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Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : homelessness & poverty, city & town life, emotions & feelings

Un enfant essaie de comprendre la vie d’un homme qui vit sous un pont. Sa mère répond patiemment à ses questions et lui explique comment des personnes peuvent suivre des parcours si différents. Le garçon remarque les similarités entre l’homme et lui, et se demande où le mènera son propre parcours de vie.

 

Dans le récit simple de L’Hom …

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The Wrench

The Wrench

by Elise Gravel, translated by Charles Simard
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Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : recycling & green living, peer pressure, humorous stories

Bob’s tricycle is broken and he needs a wrench to fix it.

He ventures out to buy one at the Megamart, where slick salesman, Mr. Mart, convinces Bob that it’s not a wrench he needs, but a fridge hat…singing pajamas…a screaming machine! Bob spends all his money on things that he really doesn’t need and before he knows it has no money and no …

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At the Pleasure of the Crown

At the Pleasure of the Crown

The Politics of Bureaucratic Appointments
by Christopher A. Cooper
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tagged : public affairs & administration, canadian

Unlike most public servants, top administrators – those who manage thousands of personnel and oversee millions of dollars in public spending – are appointed by the head of government. At the Pleasure of the Crown is a detailed exploration of this central but overlooked aspect of governing. Christopher A. Cooper analyzes the appointment of deput …

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A Story of Karma

A Story of Karma

Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya
by Michael Schauch
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tagged : essays & travelogues, adventurers & explorers, adventure

A deeply personal travel memoir that combines alpine adventure, family connections, and spiritual encounters in two very different worlds: a Himalayan village and Vancouver, Canada.

In 2012, Michael Schauch and his wife, Chantal, undertook an expedition deep in the Himalaya of northern Nepal, into a remote valley that had been closed off to outsider …

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Buried

Buried

by Ken Wylie
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tagged : mountaineering, winter sports, adventurers & explorers

An unparalleled memoir that grapples with the complex relationships that exist within the mountaineering community and how personal choices can have deep and tragic consequences.

On January 20, 2003, at 10:45 a.m., a massive avalanche released from Tumbledown Mountain in the Selkirk Range of British Columbia. Tonnes of snow carried 13 members of two …

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Orphans of Empire

Orphans of Empire

A Novel
by Grant Buday
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Finalist for the 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize and the 2021 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize

"Meticulously researched and vividly drawn, Orphans of Empire brings to life the half-forgotten world of early British Columbia. This is an immersive, shimmering novel." —Steven Price, author of #1 nationally bests …

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Meg and Greg: Frank and the Skunk

Meg and Greg: Frank and the Skunk

by Elspeth Rae & Rowena Rae, illustrated by Elisa Gutiérrez
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Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : vocabulary & spelling, word games, sounds, beginner, words (see also headings under language arts)

A decodable book featuring four phonics stories specially designed to help children of all abilities overcome language-based learning difficulties.

Besties Meg and Greg are off to sleep-away camp for the summer! Along with your standard camp activities (swimming and making crafts) the duo have a run-in with a skunk, sing a silly song about a king, …

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Butter Honey Pig Bread

Butter Honey Pig Bread

by Francesca Ekwuyasi
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tagged : sagas, literary, lesbian, contemporary women

2021 CANADA READS FINALIST

Winner, Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers (Writers' Trust of Canada); Longlisted for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize; finalist, Governor General's Literary Award; finalist, Amazon Canada First Novel Award; finalist, Lambda Literary Award

An intergenerational saga about three Nigerian women: a novel about fo …

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Love after the End

Love after the End

An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
edited by Joshua Whitehead
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tagged : anthologies (multiple authors), short stories, native american & aboriginal

Lambda Literary Award winner

A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction, edited by the author of Jonny Appleseed.

This exciting and groundbreaking fiction collection showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer) Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. These visionary authors show how queer Indi …

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